WIRELESS DATA LOGGING DEVICE

• US 20110087461A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: White Box Incorporated
• Original Assignee: White Box Incorporated
• Inventors: Macchiarelli, Michael A., Hollander, Milton B.
• Application Number:
  US12/900,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/187
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A wireless data logging module for a test and measuring device is presented. The data logging module includes a test and measuring device that measures a variable of a process and a wireless transceiver coupled to the test and measuring device. The wireless transceiver includes a microprocessor for capturing and processing signals. The signals encode data and information including the measured variable from the test and measuring device. The transceiver also includes memory coupled to the microprocessor for storing the data, and communication circuitry coupled to the microprocessor. The communication circuitry includes input/output circuitry for transmitting and receiving the signals over a wireless communication path to a plurality of wireless devices. In one embodiment the process variable includes at least one of temperature, voltage, humidity, pressure, strain, resistance, motion, light, current, velocity and flow.

Claims

1. A wireless data logging module for a test and measuring device, comprising:

a test and measuring device that measures a variable of a process; and

a wireless transceiver coupled to the test and measuring device, the wireless transceiver including;

a microprocessor for capturing and processing signals, the signals encodes data and information including the measured variable from the test and measuring device;

memory coupled to the microprocessor for storing the data; and

communication circuitry coupled to the microprocessor, the communication circuitry including input/output circuitry for transmitting and receiving the signals over a wireless communication path to a plurality of wireless devices.

2. The wireless data logging module of claim 1, wherein the test and measuring device includes a sensor for sensing the variable.

4. The wireless data logging module of claim 1, wherein the input/output circuitry include digital and/or analog input/output circuitry.

5. The wireless data logging module of claim 1, wherein the processed signals include command and control signals transmit to and received by the wireless transceiver from at least one of the plurality of wireless devices, the command and control signals directing a response by the test and measuring device.

6. The wireless data logging module claim 1, further comprising power regulator circuitry for providing power to the wireless transceiver.

7. The wireless data logging module of claim 6, wherein the power regulator circuitry receives the power for the wireless transceiver from the test and measurement device.

8. The wireless data logging module of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver is coupled to the test and measurement device by male connector pins.

3. The wireless data logging module of claim 3, wherein the process variable includes at least one of temperature, voltage, humidity, pressure, strain, resistance, motion, light, current, velocity and flow.